Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal (6 March 1972-) was an American basketball center who played for the Orlando Magic from 1992 to 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 to 2004, the Miami Heat from 2004 to 2008, the Phoenix Suns from 2008 to 2009, the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2010, and the Boston Celtics from 2010 to 2011.

Biography
Shaquille O'Neal was born in Newark, New Jersey on 6 March 1972, and he was a star basketball player at Robert G. Cole High School in San Antonio, Texas. He studied business at Louisiana State University, and he was inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame while playing basketball there. The Orlando Magic drafted him with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and he became NBA Rookie of the Year in 1993; in 1996, after being a free agent, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers. From 2000 to 2002, he was an NBA champion, and he was also the NBA Finals MVP from 2000 to 2002 and the NBA MVP in 2000. He was also an all-star for almost his entire career,  winning the 2000, 2001, and 2002 championships with the Lakers. Tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant led to O'Neal joining the Miami Heat in 2004, and he was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2008. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009, and he played for the Boston Celtics from 2010 to 2011 before retiring. As of 1 December 2017, he ranked third in field goal percentage (58.2%), owing to his slam-dunk abilities. O'Neal became a reality show star and rapper after retiring, and he also trifled with politics. In 2013, he endorsed New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie for re-election, appearing in a television advertisement.